Quarter-Liter Two-Stroke Motorcycle Video Teaser

Motorcycle testers Josh Siegel, Eziah Davis, Keith Culver and Anthony Mazziotto joined Nick Ienatsch for a retro-shootout that we never thought would happen again in this country: a pair of Honda NSR250s, a Suzuki RGV250 and a Yamaha TZR250. Here’s a video teaser!

Cycle World magazine is all about shootouts, so when we heard Tim Hope at Moto2 Imports was bringing exotic strokers into America we gave him a call: "Can you bring some 250s to New Jersey Motorsports Park?"

Hope and SpeedWerks' Steve and Seth Long arrived with a eight beautiful bikes to display at the MotoAmerica race, then left us a pair of Honda NSR250s, a Suzuki RGV250 and a Yamaha TZR250 for a retro-shootout that we never thought would happen again in this country. I was joined by testers Josh Siegel, Eziah Davis, Keith Culver and Anthony Mazziotto.

Stay tuned to Cycle World magazine for a complete report, but here's a teaser for all you "real engine" fanatics!

[drizzlefx]

I owned a RGV 250 and it really was a special bike.miss it so much and regret selling it

[timkasper]

You needed a Kawasaki KR-1S to round out the set....

[timothylindsay]

I owned a RG 250 Gamma in Japan 1984-1986….awesome bike then, awesome bike now.

[AXISDLOCKHART]

My Aprilia RS250 cup bike is still my favorite track toy.

[Supercarlsunday]

Awesome is what they are! I'd have every two stroke 250 of that era if I had the room 🏍🔥👌👍

[HenryDarr]

I've owned a vj21 Gamma since 96 and I'll never sell !

[fredflintstone]

Shame you missed the best one! RS250 aprilia

[-DC-]

Prices on these have sky rocketed in the UK, fantastic machine's.

[mws]

I have always loved the VFR400 or the RG 500 Suzuki square four but they are hard as hell to find the states. But I think I'm a bit too tall and a little too heavy for one of those bikesnow but I've always loved these two stroke Rockets.

[slabbyrider]

Teezeee arr ....uuurrgh sounds wrong. It's Tee ZED arr 😎

[ob-]

Despite owning everything up to and including Yamaha R1s, GPZs, and KTMs....my favourite bike I ever owned was my black and green KR1-S that I had in my youth. I regret ever selling it. It gave me the biggest grin out of them all, and back in the day, you could run rings around plenty of far larger sports bikes. Top speed of 139mph, making it the fastest 250 2-stroke ever made. I've always wanted to see a classic 2-stroke 250 vs some modern small-capacity 4-stroke sports bikes. One day maybe.

[Bikerboythousand]

I don't see the point of this video without some 2T action.

[kitvexed]

NSR definitely looks the best, but performance-wise, the RGV was closest to a GP bike for the street.. very easy to get 70+hp outta these

[upsidedowndog]

I wish they never quit selling these in the US. RGV500 or TZR500 would do nicely.

[PHILIPWATSON]

Nice bikes don't make them anymore which is a shame

They look better than new bikes in 2021 lmao

[xr]

I would love to ride one of those! I really love two strokes.

[domsprospectingadventures]

add video of the on track pls with sound :)

[australianmodelrailway]

I'm curious, all the ones you guys import are Japanese market examples right?
So do you de restrict them?
Japanese market versions are all restricted to 45hp as opposed to the 55-60hp versions.

[gmc]

what ever happened to the direct injection two stroke that was going to save them???

[AmazingEtte]

Can two stroke right into the back of someone else's bike with these babies